Hand transplant patients at the University of Pittsburgh were given new hands — and hope. But the experimental technique has led to side effects.
drugs
Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Health Care Sponcon: Where Big Pharma Meets Instagram Influencer
Health care and medical sponsored content from influencers is growing on Instagram. But is it ethical?
Posted inArts & Culture, Culture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Musicians Come Clean on How They Live, Create, and Thrive While Sober
Chris Heath at GQ interviews nine sober musicians on thriving creatively.
Posted inEditor's Pick
Creating While Clean
Musicians Steven Tyler, Ben Harper, Joe Walsh, and others speak with candor about their journeys to sobriety and how they are in much better places, personally and creatively.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Profiles & Interviews, Story
Nic and David Sheff on ‘Beautiful Boy’ and Telling Addiction Stories Responsibly
Nic and his father David Sheff’s memoirs about grappling with Nic’s addiction are the basis for the new movie ‘Beautiful Boy.’ It was important to them that the movie communicate what addiction really is — an illness.
Posted inEditor's Pick
A Visit to Opioid Country
In this personal essay, Aaron Thier contemplates the connections between privilege, addiction, and recovery.
Posted inEssays & Criticism, Nonfiction, Story
A Visit to Opioid Country
Aaron Thier contemplates the connections between privilege, addiction, and recovery.
Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Nonfiction
A Visit to Opioid Country
Aaron Thier contemplates the connections between privilege, addiction, and recovery.
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story
A Person Alone: Leaning Out with Ottessa Moshfegh
Leaning in doesn’t work in real life. When I was writing, I kind of hoped that it would. I think I hoped that the answers are always within me. And when I reached the end of the book, it was like: there are no answers.
Posted inBooks, Profiles & Interviews, Story
‘I Was a Storm of Confetti’: Michael Pollan On Why It’s a Good Idea To Lose Your Self
Michael Pollan talks about using psychedelic drugs, escaping his own ego, and the therapeutic potential of seeing yourself spread out over the landscape like a coat of paint.